Ionization kinetics of optically excited lithium vapour under conditions of negative electron mobility

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1379-1388

  Gorbunov, N A ^a   Melnikov, A S ^a   Smurov, I ^b   Bray, I ^c  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON MOBILITY; IMPACT IONIZATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTICAL PUMPING; VAPORS;

IONIZATION KINETICS; NEGATIVE ELECTRON MOBILITY (NEM); OPTICAL EXCITATION;

LITHIUM;

EID: 0035821093     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/34/9/315     Document Type: Article

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